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If Night 1 of WrestleMania serves as an appetizer for what could be a historic Sunday, then WWE did it’s job.
All the right notes were hit, outside of Austin Theory beating John Cena to retain the United States championship the way he did in the opener on Saturday night at SoFi Stadium.
Though the surprises left something to be desired, WWE delivered the proper conclusions to its biggest stories, an emotional main event and solidified it’s new women’s star.
Here are five takeaways from Night 1 of WrestleMania. Part I Complete
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn ending The Uso’s 622-day reign as Undisputed tag team champions just dripped with emotions.
From the two best friends becoming tag champs for the first time in WWE in the first tag title main event in WrestleMania history, to Los Angeles’ PWG logos on their short, to Zayn’s wife crying at ringside when it was over.
The clash wasn’t a technical classic but it didn’t need to be.
This was about the ride and a year of emotions being let out.
The 1-D and stereo Uso splash weren’t enough to put Zayn and Owens down as were the initial Stunners and Helluva Kicks.
Late in the match, Zayn thwarted an Avalanche 1-D attempt and eventually got the tag from Owens.
Zayn, after a long pause, Helluva kicked Jey Uso three times.
Owens Stunned Jimmy prior to the third before pinning his rival-turned-brother-turned friend to win the match.
Zayn taking a beating and Owens flying around to come to his aid But at one point, Jimmy and Jey double slammed Owens through the announce table. Zayn somehow kicked out of a 1-D, the first time anyone has.
Jey asked Zayn why he won’t quit before delivering a Helluva Kick to the former Honorary Uce.
Zayn, almost our of instinct, followed with an exploder to the turnbuckle before tagging Owens — now a grand slam champ — back in. Helluva Kicks, Pop-up powerbombs and a Stunner followed, but Jey kicked out. Both teams gave each other their best shots until Zayn and Owens prevailed.
Cody Rhodes didn’t come up to celebrate with his friend but his Undisputed WWE Universal championship match with Roman Reigns on Sunday loomed over it all.
The Bloodline already has lost some gold, will Rhodes finish the job now and sent them into chaos?Stomp and Circumstance
Logan Paul and Seth Rollins turned in a show-stealing level performance.
Paul entered by getting lifted up on a bit for a zipline to halfway down the ramp where he was met by his PRIME drink mascot.
Rollins, wrapped in a lavish red robe got a full choir singing his theme and some fire pyro off the top of the stage in one of the cooler entrances of the night.
Rollins turned around Paul’s early advantage by avoiding a moonsault, then telling him, ‘you want to play with the big boys bitch’ before three straight suicide dives.
The Visionary then stomped Paul’s right hand on the steps.
After a number of fun mat reversals between the two, Paul did land his knockout right hand.
But the stomp to made him slow to cover and allowed Rollins to kick out.
KSI, Paul’s buddy and business partner, ended up being in the PRIME mascot. He pulled Paul out of the ring to swing the momentum at one point.
Paul would set Rollins up on the table, but Rollins pulled KSI on the table instead leaving Paul to landed the splash on his friend stead. Rollins hit a Pedigree in the ring, but Paul kicked.
Paul countered a Stomp attempt into a GTS and then took too much to attempt a Frog Splash.
